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i. The Bihar Cabinet has declared 50 per cent
reservation in all judicial services for aspirants belonging to the Extremely
Backward Classes, Other Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled
Tribes.

ii. The
reservation will be in both Superior Judicial Services and Subordinate Judicial
Services.

ii. The
objective of this initiative is to strengthen community health centres in 708
Open Defecation free blocks across the country to enable them to achieve higher
levels of cleanliness and hygiene.

2. CABINET
APPROVES ORDINANCE TO MAKE POSSESSION OF OLD NOTES PENAL OFFENCE

i. The Cabinet has approved promulgation of an
Ordinance to make possession of a large number of scrapped banknotes a penal
offence making holding of old 1,000 and 500 rupee notes after March 31st 2017
beyond a threshold amount a criminal offence.

ii. The
possession will attract a monetary fine of 10,000 rupees or five times the cash
held, whichever is higher.

i. India has signed an agreement with Bhutan
for assistance in green and sustainable construction of infrastructure in the
Himalayan kingdom.

ii. The MoU
was signed between Central Public Works Department under India’s Ministry of Urban Development
and the Department of Engineering Services, under Bhutan’s Ministry of Works
and Human Settlements.

5. RAJASTHANI
WRITER SATYA NARAYAN CHOSEN FOR BIHARI PURASKAR

i. Eminent Rajasthani writer Satya Narayan has
been chosen for the Bihari Puraskar by the K K Birla Foundation.

ii. He will
be awarded for his Hindi book titled
‘Yeh Ek Dunia’ which was published in 2010.The book is a meticulous depiction
of various circumstances of life in the contemporary world.

i. India has signed an agreement with Bhutan for assistance in green and
sustainable construction of infrastructure.

ii. The MoU was signed between Central Public Works Department , under
India’s Ministry of Urban Development and the Department of Engineering
Services, under Bhutan’s Ministry of Works and Human Settlements.

2. GOI
LAUNCHES SWACHH SWASTH SARVATRA INITIATIVE

i. Govt. of India has launched Swachh Swasth Sarvatra initiative, aiming
at strengthening health centres in open defecation-free blocks in New Delhi.

ii. Launching this initiative, Health Ministry J P Nadda stated that the
objective of this initiative is to strengthen community health centers in 708
Open Defecation free blocks across the country to enable them to achieve higher
levels of cleanliness and hygiene.

3.
HARYANA GOVT. TO SET UP COUNTRY’S FIRST CATERPILLAR TRAIN

i. Haryana Government has decided to set up a pilot corridor for an initiative
of 'Caterpillar Train' that will fly over city’s traffic.

ii. The concept of Caterpillar Train was co-developed by an Indian
Railways engineer Ashwani Kumar Upadhyaya along with Emil Jacob, both PhD Caterpillar Train scholars at MIT.

4. FORMER
IAS OFFICER ANIL BAIJAL TO BE NEXT LT GOVERNOR OF DELHI

i. Anil Baijal has replaced Najeeb Jung as the next Delhi Lt
Governor.

ii. Delhi's former Lt-Governor Najeeb Jung had resigned 18 months before
the end of his tenure.

5. CENTRE
APPROVES RS 266 CRORE INVESTMENT FOR DELHI

i. The Central Govt of India has approved investments of Rs266 crore
rupees for improving water supply and sewerage networks in Delhi.

ii. With this approval, the Urban Development Ministry has now given nod
to a total investment of Rs 489 crore rupees for improving urban infrastructure
in the national capital under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation
guidelines.

6. SP
VAID APPOINTED AS THE NEW J&K POLICE CHIEF

i. The Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet has cleared the appointment of 1986
batch IPS officer Dr Shesh Pal Vaid as new Director General of Police.

ii. He will succeed DGP K Rajendra.

7. RAJASTHANI WRITER SATYA NARAYAN CHOSEN FOR
BIHARI PURASKAR

i. Eminent Rajasthani writer Satya Narayan has been chosen for the 26th
Bihari Puraskar by the K K Birla Foundation.

ii .Narayan selected for his Hindi book titled ‘Yeh Ek Dunia’ which was
published in 2010.

iii. This book is a meticulous depiction of various circumstances of
life in the contemporary world.

8.
MEGHALAYA TO HOST NATIONAL GAMES 2022

i. Meghalaya has got the opportunity to hold the National Games 2022.

ii. Meghalaya clinched the bid for hosting the prestigious 2022 national
games in the state overshadowing four other bidders Andhra Pradesh, Goa,
Chhattisgargh and Uttarakhand.

OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED
ON TODAY’S NEWS

Q1. HOW
MUCH AMOUNT HAS BEEN ALLOCATED BY THE CABINET FOR THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN OF
DELHI FOR 2016-17 UNDER AMRUT?

a) Rs. 266 crore

b) Rs. 223 crore

c) Rs. 250 crore

d) Rs. 289 crore

Q2. WHICH
INDIAN STATE HAS LAUNCHED INDIA’S FIRST CATERPILLAR TRAIN, AN INNOVATIVE
CONCEPT THAT WOULD FLY OVER CITY’S TRAFFIC?

a) Uttar Pradesh

b) Haryana

c) Himachal Pradesh

d) Gujarat

Q3. WITH
WHICH COUNTRY INDIA HAS SIGNED A BILATERAL TECHNICAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT FOR
GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION OF INFRASTRUCTURE?

i.
The Centre Govt. has released Rs 1,982 crore for the multipurpose Polavaram
irrigation project in Andhra Pradesh through NABARD, which sanctioned the long
term irrigation fund under Prime Minister Krishi Sinchayee Yojana.

ii.
Polavaram Project is a multi-purpose irrigation project which has been accorded
national project status by the central govt.

i.
In an effort to reduce pollution caused by diesel buses, Karnataka State Road
Transport Corporation has launched 25 bio-diesel buses in the state.

ii.
These eco-friendly buses will ply on four routes, including Chennai and Tirupati.

iii.
It will cost around Rs90 lakh each, bio-diesel buses eject 60-70% less
emissions than diesel buses and would reportedly save the Corporation Rs80 lakh
each year.

3.
ODISHA GOVT. LAUNCHES MALARIA CONTROL PROGRAMME DAMAN

i.
The Odisha government has decided to intensify state sponsored malaria
elimination scheme 'Daman' (Durgama Anchalare Malaria Nirakaran) in eight
remote districts of the state.

ii.
The state government has approved the scheme to be implemented in 8,000
villages of these districts and adding the programme is an innovative and
integrated approach for control and prevention of malaria.

4.
FARMERS GET ADDITIONAL 60 DAYS TO REPAY CROP LOANS: RBI

i.
The Reserve Bank of India has given an additional 60 days to Farmers to repay
their crop loans due in Nov-Dec 2016 and prompt repayment would be eligible for
the extra 3% interest subsidy.

4.
THE FIRST LUCKY GRAHAK YOJANA AND DIGI-DHAN VYAPAR YOJANA AWARDS WERE ANNOUNCED
BY UNION GOVERNMENT ON GOOD GOVERNANCE DAY. WHAT IS THE MONETARY AMOUNT THAT
WAS AWARDED TO THE WINNERS OF THESE TWO AWARDS?

a) Rs 5000

b) Rs 10000

c) Rs 1000

d) Rs 25000

ANS - C

5. THE FIRST 2G ETHANOL BIO-REFINERY WILL BE SET
UP IN WHICH STATE?

a) Odisha

b) Punjab

c) Haryana

d) Rajasthan

ANS - B

6.
GOOD GOVERNANCE OBSERVED ON WHICH DATE,
TO MARK THE BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE?

a) 23 Dec

b) 24 Dec

c) 26 Dec

d) 25 Dec

ANS - D

7.
INDIA WON THE ASIAN CRICKET COUNCIL
UNDER-19S ASIA CUP TITLE BY DEFEATING SRI LANKA. WHO WAS AWARDED AS THE
MAN-OF-THE-SERIES?

a) Abhishek Sharma

b) Himanshu Rana

c) Praveen Jayawickrama

d) Rahul Chahar

ANS - B

8.
THE UNION GOVERNMENT RECENTLY LAUNCHED OCMC TO PROVIDE SPEEDY REDRESSAL
OF CONSUMER GRIEVANCES. WHAT DOES OCMC STAND FOR?

a) Online Consumer Merchant
Centre

b) Online Consumer Medical Centre

c) Online Consumer Mediation
Centre

d) Online Consumer Media Centre

ANS - C

9.
WHICH BANK HAS LAUNCHED A PAYMENTS COLLECTION APP EAZYPAY FOR OFFLINE MERCHANTS
AND RETAILERS?

a) Axis Bank

b) ICICI Bank

c) HDFC Bank

d) SBI

ANS - B

10.
NAME THE INDIAN ACTOR WHOSE 500TH FILM
IS GOING TO PREMIERE AT THE ANNUAL SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL IN JANUARY 2017?